Flights to Hannover from Exeter are to run next summer via Newcastle. Flybe is to operate the route three times a week between 31st March and 29th October.

Tickets from Exeter start at £59.99 including taxes and charges. Flights will depart from Exeter at 07.20, arriving in Hannover at 12.00, then departing Hannover at 12.25, arriving in Exeter at 15.05.

The airline’s chief commercial officer Mike Rutter said: “This announcement further reinforces Flybe’s commitment to bringing convenient, low cost travel to the South West and reaffirms our position as Exeter’s number one airline.”

Exeter Airport managing director Jamie Christon said: “Links to Germany have been on our wish list for many years and this route to Hannover looks set to please many travellers from the South West. There has been a gap in the market.”